sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
many; much; plenty; hardly
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
considerably; fairly; quite
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
tribe; clan; band; family
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
had better ...; had better not ...
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline